In today’s Tony Tips Tuesdays™, we dive deep into the art of crafting powerful endings—those that echo like a final note of a symphony, or a prayer whispered just before sunrise.

Today on Tony Tips Tuesdays™, we’ll explore how to write flashbacks that hit hard and heal slow. We’ll break down how to use them without disrupting your pacing, how to trigger them naturally, and how to make sure they elevate—not deflate—your story. Let’s get into it.

Letting your characters walk into the unknown is one of the most powerful tools in your writer’s toolbox. It’s what separates flat stories from unforgettable ones, and passive characters from legends.

This isn’t about romance alone (though it often is). It’s about belonging. About safety. About seeing and being seen. When a character finds that safe space in someone else, we as readers feel it. We crave it. And we remember it. Let’s explore how to write characters who find home—not in a house or city—but in another soul.